Is This a Big Buck? (Pic)
 

I found this rub around where I hunt. This is one of the biggest trees I've seen rubbed so far. A 12" diameter hemlock.

How big a buck would you think would take on this sort of tree? In the side of the tree, there were gouges a half inch deep going up and down the tree as well.

no pic showed up...for me atleast...


but after watching a TINY buck work this tree over, i quit banking on rub sizes telling me a whole lot...the tree isnt HUGE...but the buck was tiny...i think a real small Y buck...



it was during the chasing phase of the rut....a doe came by panting, tounge hangin out etc...then here he came...i grunted at him to see what would happen...it was my first experience with the rut and bow season....

he proceeded to attack that tree like he thought he was king of the hill....he worked it a minute or 2 and caught his wind and took off on her trail...poor girl really had nowhere to run and didnt look like she was going much farther in her condition lol....

it was an awesome hunt...ive never witnessed any of that...

i know the tree isnt HUGE...but, before then, id never said a tiny Y buck would made that rub...

I would tell you, but I don't see a picture.

Sorry about that. I added the picture to the first post.

wowwwwwww!


i dont know what else to say!! i thought ive seen some BIG rubs....but never seen or heard of on like that...that looks to be bigger than a telephone pole! WOW!!

not questioning you...but you sure its a rub? not a porcupine or something starting to work on the tree??

Yep, it's a rub alright. I thought porcupine when I first saw it from a distance. I inspected it close-up. On the sides of the tree you can see the gouges from the tines.

I emailed myself another picture which showed the tine gouges but I haven't gotten it yet. It's from my phone.

View of side of tree where tines were gouging in.

wow....

hard to say...could be only as wide as those 2 gouge lines...i dont know...thats a BIG rub though!!!

The fact that he chose that tree tells me he's sending a message to all the other deer out there. I'm the boss :D

We have 8-10 inch trees get rubbed every now and then. This was definitely the biggest, though.

based on the pic, the two spaced gouge marks almost look as if they could be the G1's so based on that it looks like the buck as a real nice spread. Id assume its a nice buck